Seems like everything we can do has been done, for now, all depends upon whatever may happens at Castleford , since Salford are up and running.

As for the move to Barnsley, well it depends how many of our old supports bother turning up, how well we promote ourselves in South Yorkshire, and which league we are playing in.

One of the few things which we now know for certain is that the club needs our support more then ever, if it is going to have a fighting chance. Fans need to buy the shirts and attend the games.

Very disappointing news for you guys.

I would like to ask a question, I am not trolling nor trying to rub salt in the wound, however, does this news alter your views on a ground-share at Glasshoughton?

If the council put all the promised into one stadium and the clubs worked together there is no doubt the ground could be up by 2012.

Surely SL in Glasshoughton is better than NL at Oakwell?

Championship rugby is not an option for me. I do not intend to contribute to the club like I do in order that all our time money and effort makes us a feeder club for Leeds and probably Castleford. If this costs us a franchise so be it because at the end of the day that is what the RFL has wanted all along.

Personally I would prefer to see the club play at Oakwell as, however remote, there would still be a chance to attract support from that area to make up for the drop in the attendances moving out of town would bring. A move to Glasshoughten would see the club lose the support with no chance of attracting new fans. All in my opinion of course.

I still do not see this 'untapped' potential in Barnsley. It's football first, cricket second and everything else is irrelevant. Unless 'Barnsley' is in the name, why would the most parochial people on earth watch Wakefield?

I remember an article in a programme from 15-20 years ago where a club director wrote how Belle Vue needed massive improvements or a whole new ground built. We knew then, we know now. You can guess which director that was.

All in all, you can never trust the Tories. I'll stop myself going further with what I'd do to his next curry!

Me neither. Looks like 2011 will be my last season unless by some miracle we get a franchise for 2012.

I'll find something else, probably less painful, to spend my time and hard earned money on.

As I see it the problem with the ground share is the fact that the RFL blatantly want just one team in this area. Therefore who owned the shared stadium would be the decider on who survived. If we shared at Glasshoughton it would just give Cas the funding they need in order to turn their dreams into reality.

The RFL make up the rules as they go along so Crusaders and others aren't included in any franchise decision. It's a straight fight between us and Cas and even if we did have stadiums it would still be the same.

The RFL will not allow 2 SL clubs to play out of one stadium so Glasshoughton is a non starter.

Looks like the end of the road for us but best of luck to Castleford in securing the funding for Glasshoughton or there will be no SL in Wakefield, which I think is what the RFL wants.

Right I've stopped being depressed and feel the need to get on and do something positive. So i've emailed the Wakefield conservative party at, mcrowther@wakefield.gov.uk imploring them to use whatever means they have at their disposal at local and natonal level, to question the SoS decision and locally to come out in public support of the development. Time will tell, can't harm!!

Right I've stopped being depressed and feel the need to get on and do something positive. So i've emailed the Wakefield conservative party at, mcrowther@wakefield.gov.uk imploring them to use whatever means they have at their disposal at local and natonal level, to question the SoS decision and locally to come out in public support of the development. Time will tell, can't harm!!

Quote kinleycat="kinleycat"Right I've stopped being depressed and feel the need to get on and do something positive. So i've emailed the Wakefield conservative party at, mcrowther@wakefield.gov.uk imploring them to use whatever means they have at their disposal at local and natonal level, to question the SoS decision and locally to come out in public support of the development. Time will tell, can't harm!!'" Can't reverse the decision. For what its worth I think the outcome of the PI will be positive but with the franchise application date looming it will be too late and as we will not have a guarantee of a new stadium we will lose out and be told to apply in 2015.

Quote kinleycat="kinleycat"Right I've stopped being depressed and feel the need to get on and do something positive. So i've emailed the Wakefield conservative party at, mcrowther@wakefield.gov.uk imploring them to use whatever means they have at their disposal at local and natonal level, to question the SoS decision and locally to come out in public support of the development. Time will tell, can't harm!!'" Can't reverse the decision. For what its worth I think the outcome of the PI will be positive but with the franchise application date looming it will be too late and as we will not have a guarantee of a new stadium we will lose out and be told to apply in 2015.

All this really does justify the lack of spend in preparation for the coming season. Our new NRL prop might as well stay where he is too. Why throw money at something that ultimately won't make any difference?